The Sorrows of Old Mac

July 7th, 2008 Posted in Of Interest

Zogby Poll: Building Mo-bama! Democrat Leads McCain in Electoral College Tally, 273-160 The Democrat also leads 44% to 38% in the nationwide horserace test as Libertarian Bob Barr wins 6%

Source: Zogby International

And of course, always check fivethirtyeight.com.

And then there’s this:

The exchange encapsulated the disconnect between the two campaigns. John McCain is attacking Barack Obama in well-worn terms: As a flip-flopper, an elitist and a typical politician. But in a year when polls show a generic Democratic candidate easily taking the White House, the Illinois Senator has little reason to fear being defined by his party—or as anything typical.

“There has never been a major party candidate less relevant in an election than John McCain,” said Democratic strategist James Carville. “It’s all about Obama.”

To Obama right now, McCain is indeed almost incidental.

And this rockstar speech, this pathetic budget balancing promise, this battle with the teleprompter.